Fish lure



Aug- 31, 1943! l.. R. PRovQsT 2,328,295

FI SH LURE Filed July 26, 1941 Patefed Aug;Y 31,1943

j 1 Afujrtherg o bjjeet ofthe mention n is 4:to provide lan improved*`artiiicial flyV formed', invvrelativelyhinged'seapns suseptibleoflimited reiatwevmo- 'fftianjtimult-ahtm1flyrfinectl" n t",kilmritherobjectofitheinventiorilis Ato provide 1,improvednookconstruction susceptib1eofin i mriirativh; fin iwitnannunciati l ny to en;

n rofi-a naturaljinsect fbyfthe "rel i L l *an 4`improvediishflfookiiaving hingedly-associated elements adapted to supportartificial flies of various types andspecic arrangements. t

f f My invention consistsinthe construction,A are rangement, andcombination of elements herein after` set forth,V pointed out in myclaims. and o illunstratedfby the accompanying drawing, in y `which-` -in Figure `1 is a sideelevation of a. simple embodinient` ofthe inventionas incorporated with -eleo ments .simulating one type 'or fly. Figure 2is` a f viewsimilarto Figure 1= illustrating a dressing of *o the hookitolsimulate a different type of ily. -ure 3 `isi-.aside elevation ofannralternativeliook `izolistructi'on `dressed to ysimulate the type ofy; u :shown inligure 1.@ Figure 4 is a view of the hook constructionshown `in Figure 3 as dressed 'tol` simulate yet another, typaot fly;`fFigure 5 is a i viewjof the hookconstruction shown in Figure 43 1 asdressed to simulate the type otyfshownin Y .,IIIguIeZ.

` 'In its various modificationsandaspects, the

" imalavemei"Shownfinxrigiuefta barbed hook, y

lHloIcohventionaltypefis providedwitharela tively short, `s'ij,raiglpit,'shanlrii ``terminating in` a the llir imparting 1 i" theft" onstructionof? that embodimentof the t iosedye Iza straight link lathavingfaiengthendzoffthe imk'isjbeingadaptedfor engagement with afish nnegleadeyfortne1`ike.fffrhej link la t when I1Y-utabl'sp9iqConstructimld i s is;.Conveniently fr'med lof; alieneth" Alor wire bent yY@shareiheeysfllail`r y y mrsieingth in: pa .elleiunsrontatctfwith the.wire -jonne'cting ksaidgeyes. `1 The constructonshown n and ugscripeaffacilitates engagements-ofthe link f lfvithth by@ 121011146 hwk; lihogfino `irislir? :mountable mechanical vproblem @suits-fronton; o

*positionfree endsof lthe nently-closed eyes formed at its ends.H 'Infocom? plete the fish` lure, ary is `tiedfon the 'link' andihookcombination,A a portion.l ofthegdesiredfiiy; being mounted on andsecure'dfto thefli'nk While anotherI portion ,thereofis mounted on landlse.-

.curedto the shankfof the hook.- 'I'he typeor ily shownin Figure 1includes a ratherjbulkybody portion l'or section VI 5 secured to and:substantially fcoveringthe lengthoftheshank ilvandlink |31,` atail I 6in trailing relation'with thelbody portion f hion` the `shank l'l,andhackles If|1ext`endin`g out# Waidlyas maybe desired fromboth of the'bodyi fportioslli; Due tofthe hnged-relationshipbe;

" tween'the hookandlink members,` the hook meme,

beraad its* as'sociated'fiy elements willnot continuously trailin a'straight `line directly behind t the linkl; but will oscillate underthe iniiuence @of water'currents, eddies',"and tension on the `'iish tline Vso as'tosimulate thejwigglingland natural j actions ofi livinginsect, thus greatly. increasing the; attractive Veii'ectiveness of -the`lure.` The t :hinged connection between theshank` li andlink g Y y "|3,mayv be accomplished through vany specifici]V y t'`mechanicalAarrangement suitable toprmt the Adesired `articulation ofthe connected.` elements,

anditmaybe desirablein certainembodiments i l of the invention tooisetiahook orlink'memberV 3 1 out of dirfgtjtramrig alignment withitsassocia Y `atedmeinber, asby means of an inclination of`actignfsnmating netiiijsiiife t i the eye I2, or'certain of the linkeyes,y away'7 from merit. Shawn: in Fieursj :and I i' fthe manner sho'wninvention,

inlany way alt the axis of the associated shankor link.

The showing of Figure 2 isstructurally identical with that of Figure 1,the only difference between the two views being inthe type Vof fly tiedto the hook and link members. In Figure2, the

hook and link membersy each supporta slender Y body portion I8, a headportion I9, and haekles 20radiating from the head portionsl I9, the hookmember uoei'n'gadditionally Yprovided with a ft'ail I6 disposedsubstantially asshown inFigur'e 1.

Theshowing of Figure 3 illustrates a modicaf tion of the hook and linkassembly wherein a seed ond link-i3 is' hinged, *byy engagement oftheirrespective eyes, .to :the :Erst link I3, each of said A, links aswelllas the hook memberbeirgdressed" with a portion of thelarticial'yddes-ired, As Awill be apparent, the-,addition of the secondlink K Y `I3 enhances the wiggling or'wriggling actiorzu-of'V the `1urein use,- approximately. simulatingitlhe ar "or Ith'e'flike. .f

showing only invtheftypeo'flyior baitti'edltofthe `hookandflinkassembly,V 'Infligure ll?fthe'lhak'les and tail-f `the-shof'Wnfin Figure 3 are .omitted Vand awing 2l fis added andsliown asff'xedfadyjacent .the leading endy vthegleading'likdto il ther)elfrorn,in laterally. oiset :relation with therotherfeglementsfo'f.the-"asseimply,V A Y `5 Ai 111.1Sill'ail'AjS'the tural relationshipso'fitheh" the many,andfvariedgltypesiand;speiiic.arrangef A:ments ofartiiicialiiiies 'whichpmayfbe furnishing a llure character contmplateditvbeing obvious that al @www @whs-hwk of Qthefiinvention, hncel wishltobe understood pended claims, rather than by anydetals of thelillustrative showing and foregoing description. Iclaim;' w 1. A fishlure comprising a barbed hookmem'- ber formed with a 'relativelyfsliort, straight p, shank, aneye on the'end ofthe shank in a planeinclined to the shank axis, La relatively short,v

straight link formed with an eye at each end and hingedly engaged at oneend with theleye of said shank, and conliilerneritar''yS artificial flycomponents carriedfby`said stiank and lik'for coop- I Veration incontortably simulating a single natural Y. insect. v

f2. A fish lure comprising'a' barbed hook mernber formed with yarelatively short, straight, shank terminating in an eye inclined to the-"shank axis, a relatively v`short, straight link j lhingedly engagingatonefend with'said eye, a@

second'link hingedly engaging with the .free end'- o-f- .said 'rstrlink, and ,cornplernentary, artificialv "411m @www'mamminaadapts@. vsupportand carryhan anticalfysixnulatingVa pifisinga-hookmember fio-rmed'arelativly t i ,Y naxdacelu ireee'nd andadapted to rnoiin .ak erminalsie-` @tan artie-ialiiy,arrelativelyshort,:straight said shankAandladapted tomount a v'normaleinen v r tary, intermediate7-:lirti'icial llilyV .seetion, and

:second link hingedly fengag'ing the [free -end lof the rstklinksandadapted to 4 i n M Y:momentaryartiiieialiljlytemninfal'fsection.y `asbeing vv limitedsolelyby the scope of the apy .Y n Y v,

